Mechanically-controlled power-transmitting mechanism.



A. SUNDH. HECHANIGALLY CONTROLLED POWER TKANBNITIXHG IBOHANIBH.

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Patented Feb. 14. 1911.

l IIEBTHIDET l.

Wit misses Aswan. HEOHAHIOALLY OOHTHOLLED YOWEB TRANSMITTING HEOHAt-HSLL APPLIOAIIOI TILED NM! 11, 1910.

Patented Feb. 14.1911.

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tutor/Me WIICALLY-CONTBOLLED POWEB-TMNBII'ITINO IECHARIBII. I

PATENT OFFICE.

To whom it ma concern:

Be it known tint l, Auous'r SUNDII, a

in the county of Westebester and State useful Improvement in Mechanically-Contmlled Power-Transmitting itlechanism, of

which the following is a s x'citication.

The present invention relates to mechanically controlled power transmission mechanism, and is amodification of the invention disclosed in my co-pending applications Serial No. 511,882, for mechanica ly controlled mwer transmission mechanism. and Patent. .k'o. "63.092, July 5. 1010. Serial .\'o. 511,383. for tluid controlled power transmission mechanism. both filed August 5, 190%).

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The invention comprises a train of inter- .meshing spur gear wheels for transmitting mwcr from a prime mover to a driven mem- Certain of said gears are carried by disks or rotar v llit'mbers mounted for rotation about a common axis. A series of clutches is provided for holding said disks either stationary or for connectingthem for rotation about said axis.

An object of the present invention is to provide simple,eflicieut and practical mechanism formechanically operating the clutches in succession and thereby modifying the relative movement of the train of gears to etl'ect; a gradual variation in the speed of the driven mechanism.

Other objects of the invention will appear ereinafter.

1n the aeconnmuying drawings, Figure 1 Lisa sectional plan view of a construction embmlyiug .the present invention; Fig. 2 is a detail view of a series of czun devices for tan-rating the clutches; Fig. 8 is a detail view of one, of mid cam devices mounted on the gear casing: Fig. l is a sectional elevati n view taken sulmtantiallv, on the dune indicated by the line 4-; of Fig. 1: Pig. 5 is a sectional elevation view showing the trains of ge'u's: Fig. ti is a view similar to liowing a nmdilieation: Fig. 7 is a ragmentary -ectional view as indicated by the section line T-T on Fig. (i.

The riwml changing gears as herein shown .nre nmunted in a caning K comprising a filled with a light oil '21 which serves to keep .UNITED STATES AUGUST SUEDE, 0! YONKBEB, W YORK.

Specification of letter: latent.

Application filed lay 11, 1010. flertal Io. 890.670.

' Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

all of the gears within the casing'and the clutch faces well lubricated. Extending lon-. it gitudinally through the center of the casing is a drive shaft which is jounialod-i1i-the end plates 21 and 22. The power; to be 60 transmitted ma be supplied from an suitable source, as or exam ale, an interna 'com bastion engine M, the rive shaft of which is connected by a couplin 26 to the drive shaft 25. Within the casing isn series of 6 rotatable disks A, B. C, D, E and -F. .The disk A is keyed to the drive shaft there-1 maining-disks are looselv mounted n the shaft, and are adapted to be successive coni nectcd for rotation with the disk I and drive shaft. by means of a series of clutches. 'lhe several clutches and the operating devices therefor are substantially alike inconstruction, so that a description of one will sutlice for all. As shown In Figs. 1 and 4, 70 each clutch comprises a clutch member or shoe 2?. the outer face of which is ada ted to frictionallven ge the inner face 0 the casing K. he 0 utch shoe is formed also with an inner face, adapted. to frictionally to engage the peri heral surface of one of.tha rotary disks. '1 ie clutch 27 is )rovided with aiding rods 28 extending radially inward. 3 shown in Fi 4 each clutch member is rovided with t rce of these rods, the ceaas tral one of which extends through a'lug 29 which may be formed integral with the rotary disk carrying the clutch member, as for example, the disk D. The outer rods 98 extend through lugs 29' which are prefcr- 00 ably removably rumored to the disk to-permi't the parts to be readily assembled. On each of the rods 28 is mounted a ap'r'in tit) which is comprcsea'd between a in aa and a nut 31 threaded on the rod 2 6 05 springs 30 act to draw the frictionclut sq inwardly into engagement with the rota disks. The clutch members are )rovid with rearward extensions 00 whici 1111' be tween eorrespt'mding extensions 61 Joined on the rotary disks and which serve to ,take up lateral thrnstbetween the disks and clutch members. thereby preventing lateral strain on the rodsflS. I

The clutch lllt'llllltln 27 are drawn .out-' \\':||'dl against the action of the springsdl to fri tioually connect them with thh qai I tionary easing K by means of cltitclvo'ieinting rings 3-3. The latter-are provi'dt d :with inclined faces engaging thecorrespondingly and a gear 16 loosely mounted or sleeve 52, eatended inclined faces formed on the clutch members, so that as each clutch ring 32 is moved to the left, the clutch members coiiperntiug therewith are forced outwardly into frictional taint-act with the stationary easing. As each rin 82 is moved to the ri ht the clutch mem rs coiiperating therewith are releseed from the casing, and drawn into.

engagement with the rotary disk by means o f springs 80. Each of the clutch operating rmgs'32 is provided with pins 33 extending outward through openings 34' formed in the casing; Pivotelly mounted on the casing A by means of pivot pins 41 are cam disks 84, see F1 2, them being a set of these disks on each a do of the cum The disks 34 are formed with s series 0 com grooves a, b, c, (I and e. Levers 85 are pivoted on lugs or pins 86 secured to the casing. The. outer end of each lever 85 is provided with a cam roller '87 engaging one of the cam grooves in the disks yieldingly held in aliuement with the lever 35 by means of centering springs 39, between the rocksrm 38 and la 40, formed on the lever 85. The outer em a of the arms 38 are provided with -0 .uings through which the pins 83 extend. ach of the disks 34 is provided with an armor-extension 42 .having' pivotal connection at its outer end with a rod 43. The rods 48 are connected through links 48' 'to the outer ends of. a yoke 44 which, as indicated in Fig. 1, is mounted'onthe drive shaft 25 so as to be movable lon itu'din'sll thereof. The yoke 44 m operst by s be l-crsnk lever 45 pivoted at 46 to a bracket 47 secured to.lhe reusing. -A locking tch 49 cooperates m the usual way with a rack 48 formed on ,the bracket, so that the yoke 44- may be locked in any position to which it is moved by means of the handle 50 on the operating lever. i t

n at sri numbered mm 1 to 16. seei 5, eom rises a gear 1 formed on thti hub o the disk B, genre 2 end 8 keyed to a. dud shaft 51 journsled in the disk 0, gears 4 and 5 formed in one piece snd'looselv mounted on the drive shaft, gears 6 end 7 keyed to a stud shaft journsledin the d sk are 8 and 0 journsled on the drive 25, gears 10 end 11 carried by the disk E, are 12 end 18 mounted on the driveaha t.'gesrs14 and 15 carried by the disk F, on the drive shaft. The gear 15 is provided with a hub t rough the end plate 21 o .-t e eating and journaied therein.- Keyed to this sleeve 52, at its outer end. is e sprocket wheel 17 tlllipli h which the power is transmittedto tie riven mechanism. ,The-gears 1 to 10 are permanently in mesh with each other as clearly shown in Fig. 5. The gears such as 2 end 8 which are shs v On each of the pins 30 is also mounted a shortrock arm 88 'which is carried in he diskare duplicated on the U|I|m llv -ide ol' the driio shaft in water to form a more \lllln\illt'ill and strong r rollstrlu'tion; although the principle of operation will obviously be the anuwhetlu-r ulllV one or more than I set of thew gear: is used.

The operation of the llu'tlmlllhlll thus far .lower notch lit the 'quadrant, the vokc 44 and rods 43 will he moved to the left and rotate all of the cam disks 84 through a small angle. Thi rotation of the first dish will be snllieieut to carry the cam lever in the ram slot a inward along the ilu'lilu' portion 53. thereby swinging the lovers- 3.) and 38 as a unit about their pivot; 36. thus moving the right hand eluteh operaliu ring 3'. to the right. This disengage-s t to clutch shoes 37 carried by the disk ll. so that said shoes are released from the statiouarv easing K and frictionully enga c the rotating disk A; thereby causing the isk B to rotate with the drive shaft. .\s.the gear 1 now rotates with the drive shaft. the motion is tran mitted through the train of gears l to iti; so that the driven member 1.7 is rotated. The speed of the latter is much less than that of t e drive shaft owing to the relative sizes of the several gears. In the initial movement-of the operating lever, only the first lever 85 of the series was operated, as the cam rollers 37 in the cam slots 6, c, d, and 0 remain stationary, being in engagement with the poriions of the cam slots concentric with the ivots of the cam disks. erst ng lever is moved downward another notch, the second disk 0 )erates to release the clutch shoes carried hyt e disk C.so that the latter is connected for rotation with the disk B. As the disks B and C are now rotating together the gear 2 is'locked against rotation about its own axis thereby also locking the gear 3 so that the member comprising the gears 4 and 5 is carried with the disk C; or, in other words, the gear 5 is now rotating at the same speed as the drive shaft 26. The motion is transmitted from 'the gear 5 to the driven member as before, but. as the,

gear 5 is rotating at a higher speed than 'when the power is transmitted through the ever is moved farther dowu, the remaining cam disks operate 1n like manner to successlUt) ltlli 36 tinnamllt'rs (i5.

' .rgaversed an sesame siyelyppnnect the disks D, E and F for ro- "tation with the drive shaft, causing a grad-.

till increase in the s lot the driven menr some as that of the drive shaft. By moving .the operating lever back toward initial po-- 'sitigmthe o .rations 'nst described will be the spec .of the driven mechanism gradually reduced. An desired intermediate speed may be'obtamed by locking theoperatinglever in a corresponding position.

.15 Fi (land 7 illustrates modification, in whic tharotary disks A. ll. (3'. I). F. and

F are movable into direct frictional contact -'.with each other, or with the gear casing. instead of being connected through the mego'dium of theclutchshoes. Each of. these disks egtccpt. :thedisl: A. has formed 'iuits peripheral face an annular recess 63. In

etic'h or those ruecsscs arc arc-shaped o icr-- ttti-ng memhcrs ti-hpmvidcd -with autii'iclev cr 38, the same its described in connection with Figs-1 to 4. When the lever-38 is to igierat'ed to move the members 64 in the disk tothe right. said disk is carried to the string. and connected for rotation with the drive shaft. the operation beinglilte that -alrcady described.

Various modifications in the details of construction and arrangements of parts 46 might be made within the s irit and scope 'of' the present invention. an I wish there'- fore not to be limited to the particular confstruction's disclosed.

What I claim as new and desire to secure.

to by Letters Patent of the United States is.

' .t. The combination with a drive shaft, of

disks loosely mounted thereon. gears mount-- ed on the drive shaft l e tween said disks. gears carried by said disks and cooperating with said first-named gears. and mechanical means for successively connecting said disks for rotation with the drive shaft.

2. In power transmitting mechanism, the

mounted on the driving element and rot-atahle about the axis of tilt driving element, mechanically opct'atcd means for holding said membersagainst. rotation. means for u successively releasing said mamberssnd eon 7 Each of the members (at is. {In ovtdml with a pin 33' extending through lle'eusing and connected to an operatingcombination with a driving element and u titl'drtven element. of a plurality -of members not-ting them for rotation with the driving clcmcnt. and power trans-mittingz'deviccs 'intcrposcd between said members.

combination with a rotary driving element. and a l'nl|ll' driven c'lcnn-nt ha ving'thchamc axis-oi rotation. at scricsof nn-mbcrs mount.- cd on one of said elcmcnts'aml independently rotatablc about said axis, gearing connecting said members and'said elements. and nn'clmnically controlled mcans for successively connecting said members for rotation with the drivingclement as a unit.-

3. in power transmitting tncclmnism. the i -l. ln power transmitting mechanism. the

combination with a stationary casing. of a plurality of disks rotatable within the easmg. clutches carried by said disks and movable .into engagement with vthe casing. im-chanicalmeans for successively operabimr saidiclntcln-s into such position. and gearing ci'umetiting said disks. .3. "The combination with a .casin". of a plurality ofntcmla-rs rotatable within the Y casing. clutches carried by said mcmlwra and imovahle into frictional engagement with the casing. power trithstnittiln: gears coiiperating with said members. and means'for manually o )crating theclutches.

ti. he combination with a casing. of a plurality of membersrotatable within the wing. clutches carried by said membcm an movable into frictional engagement with the casing. power transmitting gcant cooperating w th said members. and mechanical means for movin tho clutches into and out of en agcment with the casing.

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7. The com inatio'n with a casing. o able speed and power traiwmiss on mechanism within the casing and comprising; a plurality of intcrim'shcdgears and a plurality of rotary carrying lncmlw'rs. clutches operable to frictionallyengage said members either with the casing or with each other. and mechanical means for eti'eeting such operation and thereby varying the speed and power transmitted.

8. In variable-speed and power transmission a )paratus, the combination with a drive shaft. of a plurality of disks mounted thereon. gears carried by the disks. other gears mounted on the shaft and intermeshing with said first named gears, a driving connection bet-ween said-shaft and gears. 'medrive shaft, :1 member keyed to the shaft, a-

pluralitv of members loosely mounted on the shaft. gears carried by said last named members, gears loosely mounted on the shaft. and intom eshed with the til-stunned gears,

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4, sesame mechanical means to hold said loosely mounted members stationar and permit the drive shaft to run idle, am mechanical means to successively release said loosely mountetl members-from their stationary positions and connect them to said first named member for rotation with the drive shaft.

. combination of a drive shaft, a series of rotary members loosely mounted thereon, gears mounted on the drive shaft between the said rotary members, gears carried bz said rotary members and coiiperating wit said first-named gears, clutches carried by said members, clutch operating devices, said clutches and clutch o ratin devices having coii rating faces mclinet to their direction 0 movement, and means for successsively actuating the said clutch operating devices.

12. In wer transmittingmechanism,the combination of a plurality of rotary members, means to form driving connections between said members, clutches carried by said members, clutch operating rings movable toward and from said members, and means for successively operating said rings to effeet a successive operation of the clutches.

18. In wer transmitting mechanism, the

combination of a series of rotary members.

power transmitting means between said members, clutch shoes carried by said members, stationary means, with .which said clutch shoes are adapted to engage, clutch operating members formed with cam faces, said clutch shoes bein formed with eoiiperating cam faces, an means for operatin said members and thereby moving the clu shoes into .or out of engagement with said stationary means.

14. In wer transmitting mechanism, the combination with a series of rotary members, intermediate gearing, a casing inclosin said members, clutch shoes carred by and members and movable into and out of frictional contact with the casing, clutch rings formed with cam surfaces adapted to operate the clutch shoes, and means for mov-- ing the clutch rings laterally and thereby operating clutch shoes.

15. In ower transmitting mechanism, the combination of a drive shaft, a plurality of rotary members mounted on said shaft, gearing forming driving connections between said members, a casin'g'inclosing said members and provided with openings therein,

clutch shoes carried by said members, each of said clutch shoes being movable in one direction into frictional contact with the I casing and in the opposite direction into frictional contact with one of said members,

clutch operating members comprising stems extending through said openings in the casing, and means carried, by the casing and connected to said stems for successively actuating said clutch operating members and 7 thereby effecting a successive operation f the clutches. I I

16. In wer transmitting mechanism,the combination of a lurality of rotary members, power transmittin means between said members. a casing inc osingsaid members and formed with o nin therein, clutch shoes carried by sai mem rs and provided with extensions projecting through said openings, levers mounted on the casing and connected to said extensions, and means for successively operating said levers and thereby effecting a successive operation of the clutches.

17. In combination. .a plurality of powcr transmitting members, powertransmitting means between said members, clutches carried bysaid members, clutch operating levers, a plurality of disks formed with cam slots for o crating said levers, and an oper- 9 ating device connected to said disks, said cam slots bein so formed as to efiect'a aucoee'sive operation of the levers when said devicle8 isI operated.

members within the casing, geari between said members, clutch devices associated with said members, a. series ofcam dish mounted on"the casing, elastic connections between said disks and the clutch devices for open;

- ating the latter, and means for operating the cam disks.

19. In wer transmitti combination with a drive ity of rotary disks mounted -on the. drive shaft, power transmitting means between the disks, a casing inclosing said disks,-clutch mechanism associated with said disks,clutch mechanism, the

operatuzg devices mounted on the casing and connect to said clutch mechanism, a yoke loosely mounted on the drive shaft externally of the casing,"connectiona between said yoke and the clutch operating devices, and

means for moving the yoke longitudinally of the drive shaft and thereby eflecting the operation of the clutches.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my. name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

. AUGUST sUNDrr.

Witnesses: 1

James G. Bm me, Warren G. S'rmmo.

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